[vtk-developers] BUG: Translation mode needs to be set for PlaceWidget to ensure that user setting is passed through.

[Julien Finet]

Hi Shashwath,

I just wanted to let you know that we are currently looking at the
issue. We'll keep you posted with any progress we make.
Please note that someone submitted  a different patch than yours:
http://www.vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=5896

Regards,
julien.

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Shashwath T.R. <trshash at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> My colleagues and I found a small bug in vtkPointHandleRepresentation3D,
> which prevents its behavior from mimicking the behavior of vtkPointWidget
> from the old widgets hierarchy. Basically, if TranslationMode is set to
> False from outside, and PlaceWidget is called, the crosshair should be
> placed at the center of the bounds passed to PlaceWidget. If TranslationMode
> is true, the bounds should be translated to fit around the position.
> In vtkPointHandleRepresentation3D, the current behavior is that this
> property is not set to the Cursor3D instance until the first interaction.
> Thus, it's impossible to set TranslationMode to false (which is our case)
> before the first interaction. The fix is simple: In PlaceWidget, we update
> the Cursor3D object with the appropriate translation mode.
> The changes are published
> here: http://review.source.kitware.com/#change,3106
> Thanks and Regards,
> Shash
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